1999 Austrian legislative election

Elections in Austria Austria state parliamentary 1995 Austrian legislative election 1995 2002 Austrian legislative election 2002 All 183 seats in the National Council 92 3 October 1999 80.42% ( 5.56 pp) Bundeskanzler Viktor Klima (cropped).JPG Viktor Klima Social Democratic Party of Austria 38.06%, 71 seats 65 6 1,532,448 33.15% 4.91 pp Haider, Jörg (cropped).jpg Jörg Haider Freedom Party of Austria 21.89%, 41 seats 52 11 1,244,087 26.91% 5.02 pp W Schuessel7.jpg Wolfgang Schüssel Austrian People's Party 28.29%, 52 seats 52 0 1,243,672 26.91% 1.38 pp Alexander Van der Bellen1.jpg Alexander Van der Bellen The Greens (Austria) 4.81%, 9 seats 14 5 342,260 7.40% 2.59 pp 350px Seats won by state 350px Popular vote by state Chancellor Viktor Klima Social Democratic Party of Austria Wolfgang Schüssel Austrian People's Party Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 3 October 1999.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p196 978-3-8329-5609-7 Although the Social Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, a right-wing coalition government was formed by the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) and the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) after several months of negotiations. Although the FPÖ had finished a fraction of a point ahead of the ÖVP in the popular vote, ÖVP leader Wolfgang Schüssel became Chancellor rather than controversial FPÖ leader Jörg Haider. Haider, who had also been elected Landeshauptmann of Carinthia, was not appointed to the cabinet and resigned as party leader.Nohlen & Stöver, p179 However, foreign governments remained critical of the FPÖ's inclusion in the government and the fourteen other member countries of the European Union imposed sanctions on the country, whilst domestically the government faced protests organised by the SPÖ and Greens. However, this pressure on the government helped stabilise it and when it became clear that the FPÖ was not going to be excluded from government, sanctions were lifted. Voter turnout was 80.4%.Nohlen & Stöver, p217 Contesting parties The table below lists parties represented in the 20th National Council. Name Ideology Leader 1995 result Votes (%) Seats SPÖ Social Democratic Party of AustriaSozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs Social democracy x75pxViktor Klima 38.1% 71 183 Social Democratic Party of Austria ÖVP Austrian People's PartyÖsterreichische Volkspartei Christian democracy x75pxWolfgang Schüssel 28.3% 52 183 Austrian People's Party FPÖ Freedom Party of AustriaFreiheitliche Partei Österreichs Right-wing populismEuroscepticism x75pxJörg Haider 21.9% 41 183 Freedom Party of Austria LiF Liberal ForumLiberales Forum Liberalism x75pxHeide Schmidt 5.5% 10 183 Liberal Forum GRÜNE The GreensDie Grünen Green politics x75pxAlexander Van der Bellen 4.8% 9 183 The Greens (Austria) Results File:1999 Austrian legislative election - composition chart.svg Social Democratic Party of Austria 1532448 65 –6 Freedom Party of Austria 1244087 52 +11 Austrian People's Party 1243672 52 0 The Greens 342260 14 +5 Liberal Forum 168612 0 –10 The Independents 46943 0 New Communist Party of Austria 22016 0 0 No to NATO and EU – Neutral Austria Citizens' Initiative 19286 0 0 Christian Voters Community 3030 0 New 72871 0 5838373 Austrian Interior Ministry Results by state State SPÖ FPÖ ÖVP Grüne LiF Others Burgenland 41.9 21.0 30.6 3.7 1.8 1.0 Carinthia 35.7 38.6 16.3 5.5 2.6 1.3 Lower Austria 33.8 22.5 32.9 6.0 2.9 1.9 Upper Austria 33.1 26.8 28.6 7.4 2.7 1.4 Salzburg 28.9 29.4 27.8 8.4 3.8 1.7 Styria 33.8 29.2 26.8 5.8 2.6 1.8 Tyrol 23.1 28.0 32.9 9.7 3.7 2.6 Vorarlberg 18.2 30.2 35.2 10.0 4.8 1.6 Vienna 37.9 24.8 17.0 10.3 7.0 3.0 Austria 33.2 26.9 26.9 7.4 3.6 2.0 Source: Austrian Interior Ministry References Category:Legislative elections in Austria Austria Legislative Austria